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1900 John Tewksbury, United States 22.20 1904 Archie Hahn, United States 21.60 1908 Robert Kerr, Canada 22.60 1912 Ralph Craig, United States 21.70 1920 Allan Woodring, United States 22.00…Robert Bennet Forbes Biography
Robert Bennet Forbesmerchant, authorBorn: 1804Birthplace: Jamaica Plain, Mass. Began his career in his uncles' company, which specialized in trade with China. The company became Russell…Jessica Brown Findlay
British actress Jessica Brown Findlay's screen career began with a bang as the politically progressive young Lady Sybil in the television series Downton Abbey. She trained as a dancer from an early…Michael Manley Biography
Michael ManleyAge: 72 former prime minister of Jamaica, socialist-turned-freemarketer, who governed the country during its turbulent period of unrest and poverty in the 1980s. Died: March 6…Dennis Brown Biography
Dennis BrownAge: 42 Jamaican reggae singer who established his popularity in the 1970s at the age of 12. The “Crown Prince of Reggae” earned a Grammy nomination in 1995 for his album Light My…Josephine Premice 2001 Deaths
Josephine PremiceAge: 74 actress who was nominated for Tony awards for her roles in Jamaica and A Hand Is on the Gate. She also appeared in television's The Cosby Show and The Jeffersons.Died…Coxsone Dodd 2004 Deaths
Coxsone DoddAge: 72 influential record producer who helped to popularize Jamaican, ska, and reggae music worldwide. Bob Marley and the Wailers were among the bands that released albums under…Desmond Dekker 2006 Deaths
Desmond DekkerAge: 64 Jamaican musician who helped to introduce ska and reggae to an international audience with his 1969 hit “The Israelites,” which topped the charts in Britain and reached…Miss Cleo
Name at birth: Youree HarrisA sassy self-proclaimed psychic with a lilting Caribbean accent, Miss Cleo was the star of late-night TV infomercials in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Claiming to be a…Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan-born Simón Bolívar liberated much of South America from Spanish rule in the 19th century and became one of Latin America's greatest heroes. Born to a privileged family, he was orphaned as…Trending
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